Jacob katzenberg



(No Model.)

J. KATZENBBRG. SUSPENDERS.

No. 412,097. Patented Oct. 1,1889,

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. UNITED STATES JACOB KATZEN BERG, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,097, dated October1, 1889.

Application filed July 18, 1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KATZENBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders; and Ido declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappert-ains to make and use the same, reference'being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The drawing is a perspective view of a pair of suspenders showing myimprovements.

The view represents the shoulder-strap on the right-hand side turnedwrong side out to illustrate one feature of my improvement more clearly.Y

My improvements relate to elastic crossed straps connecting theshoulder-strap in the rear and a peculiar construction of the ends infront, as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

Referring to the drawing, A A represent the shoulder-straps, which areof any suitable kind of webbing, either elastic or non-elastic.

B represents two cross-straps in the rear connecting the shoulder-strapsand substantially in the form of the letter X.

I prefer to make the straps B of elastic webbing, although for somepurposes nonelastic webbing will answer just as well. These straps aresecured to the shoulderstraps in any suitable manner and either on theinside or outside of the shoulder-straps, although I prefer to securethem on the outside, so as not to hurt the back of the wearer.

At the lower ends of the shoulder-straps at the rear I provide thebutton loops or tabs D D, which I prefer to make of cord or braidsecured, as indicated on the drawing, directly to the material composingthe shoulder-straps.

At the front lower ends of the shoulderstraps and on the inner sidesthereof 1 secure the buckles a, of any suitable character, one on eachstrap. It will be noticed that Serial No. 317,854. (No model.)

these buckles are secured to the shoulderstraps in a reversed position,so that the same will be held in proper position and the smooth finishedor plated side of the buckle will be next the wearer and prevent injury,and also prevent injury to the shirt by corrosion.

Adjustably secured to the buckles are the short pieces of webbing O, andto the lower ends of these short pieces 0 the ends I) are secured,preferably by stitching, and covered by a leather or fabric tab, as atc. The ends may be secured by other means than stitching, as thisfeature-that is to say, the means of connecting the ends to the web 0-is unimportant. The ends themselves may be of any approved kind.

The cross-straps B at the back render the suspenders very comfortable tothe wearer and prevent their slipping oif the shoulder and at the sametime support the back.

It will be seen that there are no buckles or other metallic attachmentson the outside of the suspenders, and that the inside is alsopractically smooth, as the finished side of the buckle is next thewearer. The usual ring, clasp, or other attachment for the cast-off isalso dispensed with.

By my improvement I am enabled to construct a neat, ornamental, andcomfortable suspender, and at the same time economize in the materialused, as the shoulder-straps ers, and short pieces of webbing areutilized in the manufacture of the pieces to which the front ends aresecured.

Having thus fully described my improvement, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A suspender having crossed straps B connecting the shoulder-straps inthe rear, substantially as described.

2. A suspenderhaving the buckles secured to the shoulder-straps on theirinner sides and at some distance from their lower front ends and shortstraps or webs carrying the ends, adjustable in the buckles,substantially as described.

3. A suspenderhaving the buckles secured need not be as long as inordinary suspendto the shoulder-straps on their inner sides at Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in some distance from their lowerfront ends presence of twov witnesses. and short straps or Webs carryingthe ends adjustable in the buckles, and cord or braid JACOB KATZENBERG'5 loops atthe rear ends of the shoulder-straps WVit-nesses:

and secured directly thereto, substantially as FERNANDO BALTES,described. ELIAS R. PEOK.

